PUBLICATIONS

@article{Asongu_101,
author = {John Kuada Simplice A. Asongu},
url = {https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/21582041.2020.1722213},
doi = {10.1080/21582041.2020.1722213},
year = {2020},
date = {2020-02-24},
journal = {Contemporary Social Science},
volume = {15},
number = {1},
pages = {1-6},
abstract = {Knowledge has emerged as a fundamental driver of economic growth and development by inter alia improving the effectiveness and efficiency of economic projects and boosting the process of finding new avenues of addressing developmental policy syndromes. Recent evidence suggests that Africa is on the threshold of significant and sustainable economic growth if its human and material resources can be effectively mobilised to support the process (Asongu & Tchamyou, 2019; Kuada & Mensah, 2018). Consequently, the World Bank’s Knowledge Economy Framework aims to explore and support the extent to which current policies in African countries affect the knowledge development process (and thereby competitiveness) on the continent. A knowledge economy is an economy in which economic prosperity largely depends on the accessibility, quality and quantity of information available, instead of the means of production (Asongu, 2017a, 2017b). This themed issue of Contemporary Social Science-‘Building Knowledge Economies in Africa’ – consists of papers that focus on, but are not limited to, the four dimensions of the World Bank’s Knowledge Economy Index. These are: information and communication technology, education, economic incentives and institutional regime, and innovation (Tchamyou, 2017). The themed issue engages with high quality contributions which, taken together, address the drivers towards knowledge-based economies. This introduction provides a context for understanding the importance of building knowledge economies in Africa and summarises the main contributions to the themed issue. The paper ends by advising scholars and policy makers regarding the risks associated with a colonial view of knowledge- notably the importance of proposing knowledge-based policies while avoiding hegemonic paradigms and hierarchical constructs. In summary, the issue consists of a set of theoretically informed, empirically robust, policy-relevant and accessible articles for both specialists and non-specialists.},
keywords = {Knowledge economy; Development; Africa},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

@article{Asongu_141,
author = {Nicholas Odhiambo M Simplice A. Asongu},
url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13132-019-00617-0},
doi = {10.1007/s13132-019-00617-0},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-11-11},
journal = {Journal of the Knowledge Economy},
abstract = {Compared to other regions of the world, Africa is lagging in its drive towards knowledge-based economies. This study systematically reviews the literature in order to highlight the policies and strategies with which African countries can accelerate their current drive towards building knowledge-based economies. These are discussed in terms of three pillars of the World Bank’s knowledge economy framework. They are the indices for (i) education and skilled population, (ii) information and communication technology and (iii) economic incentives and institutional regime.},
keywords = {Knowledge economy; Development; Africa},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}

@article{Asongu_423,
author = {N Asongu S. A & Asongu},
url = {https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13132-017-0500-2},
doi = {10.1007/s13132-017-0500-2},
year = {2017},
date = {2017-09-12},
journal = {Journal of the Knowledge Economy},
abstract = {This study assesses how the mobile phone influences governance to improve information and communication technology (ICT) exports in sub-Saharan Africa with data from 2000 to 2012. The empirical evidence is based on the generalised method of moments and three main governance concepts are used, namely (i) institutional (comprising the rule of law and corruption control), (ii) political (involving political stability/no violence and voice and accountability) and (iii) economic (including regulation quality and government effectiveness) governance. The following findings are established. First, there are positive net effects on ICT goods exports from independent interactions between mobile phones and ‘political stability’, ‘voice and accountability’ and corruption control. Second, significant net effects are not apparent from independent interactions between mobile phones and government effectiveness, regulation quality and the rule of law. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.},
keywords = {Knowledge economy; Development; Africa},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {article}
}